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( 35 ) 287. The saints who do not entertain these and such other impare thoughts are not besmeared by bad and good Karmas.
288. So long as there is an identification of the self with the non-self, or feeding of joy or sorrow, and so long as the realization of the nature of the soul does not shine out in the heart, the soal does actions productive of good! and bad Karmas,
289. Intellect, Determination, Thought activity, Understanding, Discrimination, Thinking, Emotion and Feelings, all these have only ONE meaning.
290. Thus know that the practical standpoint is contra dicted by the Real standpoint. Saints absorbed in the Real standpoint attain Liberation.
291. Vows, Carefulness, Restraints, Equanimity, and Austerities are described by the conquerors (from the practical standpoint). The soul, incapable of Liberation, remains ignorant and a wrong believer, even when following these.
292. A soul, incapable of Liberation, having no belief in Liberation, even after study, derives no good from the v lesson, because of want of faith in right knowledge. .
293. He believes, trusts, desires, and also follows meritorious deeds for the sake of enjoyment, but certainly not for the destruction of Karmas,
294. It shall be known that the knowledge of Acharanga elc; the belief in Jiva etc, and protection of six kinds of living beings is called (right) conduct from the practical standpoint. ! 295. From the Real standpoint the soal is my knowledge, the soul my belief and condact. The soul is renunciation, the soul (is) stoppage (of inflow of Karmas), and. concentration,
